Battle Beasts were the Hasbro version of the Takara "Beast Formers" toy line. Kind of a He-Man meets Kinnikuman (M.U.S.C.L.E.) kind of thing. In Japan they were part of the Headmaster TV series.

kool-aid killer, once you start collecting them, you're probably gonna be in it for the whole set. I think there's something like 76 in all. I have no idea how many there are from the Takara line -- probably more. Good luck. :)

06-10-2004

JediTricks

Re: Transformers: Energon & Beyond

Wow, they are what I thought he meant. I was sure that couldn't be it since I didn't know there was any Transformers connection at all. I was way into MUSCLE so I didn't dig these as much (plus, they weren't anywhere near as affordable).

06-10-2004

Adam

Re: Transformers: Energon & Beyond

Shockblast and Cliffjumper are now available a BBTS. Bulkhead was too, but he sold out in less than an hour. All three should be trickling into stores soon.

06-11-2004

kool-aid killer

Re: Transformers: Energon & Beyond

Since i bought Soundwave at the antique store i briefly fought off the urge to get some cassettes for him, but i failed. I won Slugfest and Overkill about a week or so ago and they came in last night. Both have their stickers intact and weapons are in awesome condition. I like Slugfest a bit more, Overkills weapons are a pain to stick in the hole, whereas Slugfests fit in easily. They also came with their bios, transforming instructions, and power meter thingy. With my other lines want lists being cut down and therefore freeing up more money, im probably going to start picking up figures that ive always wanted (such as the Dinobots and other cassettes) since i cant imagine Hasbro and/or Takara releasing reissues in a quicker manner and with the figures i want.

JT, I would highly recommend the Ultimate Guide. It's not quite as complete as it could be, but is an excellent reference resource. It's written by Simon Furman, who's probably the greatest TF writer of all time, and creates a sort of "definitive" timeline that combines elements of the cartoon, Marvel comics, and Dreamwave comics, as well as explaining some of the connections with Beast Wars. There are all sorts of details that are completely new and very cool, like maps of Cybertron (and even a picture of Primus (Cybertron) in the robot mode we never knew he had!), pre-history of the Transformers, details on the beginning of the Civil War, etc.

And I'm not quite clear: how did Battle Beasts relate to Transformers? Was the duck Bumblebee? :D

06-12-2004

Adam

Re: Transformers: Energon & Beyond

Jon Hartman dropped by on 2005 late last night and posted some new figures from Wal-Mart computers.

Are you talking about "Run Amuck Duck?" My favorite is "War Weasel" though "Killer Carp" comes in as a close second. ;)

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That's quite a list there Adam. That's all stuff for next fall/2005 I'd suppose?

06-12-2004

JediTricks

Re: Transformers: Energon & Beyond

After the "Diagnostic Data" debacle from the Star Trek:TNG line, I don't trust WM computers, so I'd be REALLY shocked if we got a Mega-sized Alpha-Q figure. And yes, I know I'm holding a grudge for a decade now. :p

06-12-2004

Adam

Re: Transformers: Energon & Beyond

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That's quite a list there Adam. That's all stuff for next fall/2005 I'd suppose?

Not sure, but I expect to see a lot of it at OTFCC next month. I'm most interested to see the nature of the "gestalt" basics.